Aero Contractors, one of Nigeria’s major carriers will on Wednesday, June 2, 2021, open flight routes to Bauchi and Maiduguri with its Boeing 737- 400 just released from C-check.
The airline said the introduction of the new routes is in a bid to serve its customers and give them more choices and flexibility in planning their business, family, and leisure trips.
Speaking during the launch of the routes at its office in Lagos, managing director, and accountable manager of Aero, Abdullahi Mahmood said the airline will fly from Abuja to Bauchi four times a week; every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday beginning Wednesday, 2 June 2021; while the Abuja to Maiduguri flight will commence soon. You will be updated with more details.
Bauchi flight will depart Abuja at 09:10 am, arriving at Bauchi at 10:10 am. The return leg will then depart Bauchi at 10:40 am, and arrive in Abuja at 11:40 on weekdays, while on Sunday the flight will depart Abuja for Bauchi at 09:50 am, with the return flight from Bauchi at 11:20 am. Passengers from Lagos can fly to Bauchi via Abuja using the 06:45 flight out of Lagos.
“We believe that these routes will add fresh breadth to our schedule and complement the quest to rebuild our network to other cities as part of our strategy to expand. Bauchi and Maiduguri are some of the under-served cities in Northern Nigeria.
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“The Boeing 737-400 aircraft, which will be used for these new routes have just been released from C-Check by our Maintenance Repair Overhaul team. We are proud of our team for their expertise and the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) for their professionalism and support,” Mahmood said.
He said that the airline’s Aircraft Maintenance Organisation (AMO) allows it to handle total repair with a certified maintenance facility where commercial and private aircraft maintenance can be completed, adding that Aero’s foundation is built on a proven safe, reliable, and on-time transportation while delivering to customers the highest standard of safety and efficient services.
He disclosed that the airline would be launching flight operations into Calabar very soon.
Aero Contractors is one of Nigeria’s major airlines and has a Maintenance Repair and Overhaul facility licensed by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) for Boeing 737 classics, Dash 8 Bombardier Q-400, and helicopters.
